Otieno is an Educational Programming specialist with a focus on science and policy communication, community-engaged higher education, program evaluation, and agricultural development. Otieno uses collaborative and global engagement strategies to generate and enhance knowledge access across diverse fields, including One Health and food system initiatives. Otieno is researching the efficacy of science communication initiatives and their implications for researchers’ capacity to communicate across differences and inform policy. Otieno holds a PhD in Agricultural Education and Extension from Virginia Tech and an MS in Agri-enterprise Development from Egerton University, Kenya